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Scottish & Newcastle, the British brewer bracing itself for a hostile break-up bid, last night accused Carlsberg, one of its potential predators, of breaching a partnership agreement at their prized joint venture Baltic Beverages Holdings.

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Eurostar yesterday reported record passenger numbers over the past three months, boosted by fans travelling to the rugby World Cup. The train operator said it carried 2.23 million passengers in the third quarter, up 3.6% on the same period last year.

The crisis in financial markets is unlikely to prompt a property crash or even bring the upward trend in house prices to an end, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee said yesterday.

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Marianne Barriaux: The market was hit by a wave of bid speculation yesterday, with Smith & Nephew and Cairn Energy at the receiving end of the rumours, helping lift the FTSE 100 - up 54.7 points at 6514.

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